Army Chief inspects Yala

Chamikara WEERASINGHE

Army Commander Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka visited the Yala National Park yesterday morning to inspect the area.

The park has been closed from last month owing to various killings committed by suspected LTTE cadres. The Army Commander surveyed the area with a team of senior Army officials accompanied by a senior team of police officials, military sources said.

He met Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe who has been appointed to provide protection to Yala. They discussed the security situation in the area at length . Upon being briefed by Brigadier Ranasinghe on the situation in the area, Commander Fonseka gave directions to improve security in the area.